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- Memorial Parade On Ocracoke Island
A memorial parade is scheduled for 3 p.m. today on Ocracoke Island, the scene of yesterday's deadly fireworks truck explosion.
- Overnight Shooting In Downtown Greenville
Greenville Police spokesman Michael Harper says there was an altercation between two groups in which gunfire was exchanged.
- OFFICIALS: Husband And Wife Dead After Murder-Suicide
Halifax County officials say a husband killed his wife and then took his own life Saturday.
- Search For Missing Teen In Pamlico County Waters
A search is on in Pamlico County waters at this hour for a missing teenager.
- Update: Three People Confirmed Dead In Ocracoke Fireworks Explosion
Three employees of a South Carolina fireworks company were killed in an explosion Saturday morning on Ocracoke Island. Two others were critically injured.
- UPDATE: Suspect In Greenville Double Murder Claims Innocence
Double murder suspect James Richardson told the SCLC that he didn't shoot two men outside a nightclub in Greenville last Monday. Richardson turned himself in to the Greenville PD Saturday.
- Palin Takes To Web For Hints Of Political Future
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin didn't wait long to give some hint of what her political life might look like after she leaves office at the end of the month.
- Officials: Missiles Show N. Korea Skills Improving
North Korea's weekend missile launches show the communist country is improving its capability and accuracy and are a cause for concern, officials said Sunday.
- More Than 1 Million Seek Tix For Jackson Memorial
More than 1.2 million people have now registered to get tickets for Michael Jackson's memorial service next week.
- Man Drags SC Officer During Stop
Authorities say a Lenior, NC, man faces 10 counts of assault with intent to kill after dragging a Myrtle Beach police officer during a traffic stop and ramming into other cars to try and get him to let go.
- State Trooper Fired After Drunken Driving Arrest
A North Carolina state trooper has been fired after he was arrested on a drunken driving charge.
- UPDATE: Former NFL QB Steve McNair Shot To Death
Nashville police are focusing on the relationship between former NFL quarterback Steve McNair and the 20-year old woman found dead beside him. Both died of gunshot wounds.
- Coroner: Teen 5th Killed By Apparent Serial Killer
Authorities say a teenage girl shot in her father's store has become the fifth person slain by a suspected serial killer.
- UPDATE: Children At Local Nudist Resort
A day after our story, the pictures on the campground website showing naked kids have been removed.
- Roommate Of Suspect Charged With Rape Of Four Year-Old Talks To WITN
A Winterville man is behind bars on a million dollar bond charged with the first degree rape of a four year-old.
- UPDATED: Mom Released From Jail After Authorities Find Filthy Home
Rachel Ceaser, who was taken away in handcuffs Thursday after her two toddlers were taken away by the department of social services and dogs by animal control, was released on four thousand dollars bond.
- Teen Killed In Gastonia Bank Parking Lot
Authorities say a teen has been shot in the parking lot of a Gastonia bank.
- UPDATE: NC Ferry Information
There is new information about ferry service in the wake of this morning's fireworks explosion on Ocracoke Island.
- Tribe Wants Name Change For Lumber River
The Lumbee Indian tribe wants to change the name of the river that winds through its ancestral lands in North Carolina.
- UPDATED: Four NC National Guard Members Killed In Iraq
Friday we spoke to Sergeant Bittiker's mother, Mary Wheat about the unexpected and tragic death of her son. She found out about his death Tuesday, after watching the news about the war in Iraq.
- Town Waives Parking Tickets For First Time Offenders
Chapel Hill is no longer writing tickets for people who let their parking meters run out for the first time.
- Eating Champ Chestnut Downs Record 68 Dogs For Title
Joey Chestnut picked up his third straight Coney Island hot dog contest by consuming a world record 68 franks.
- Camp Lejeune Welcomes New Citizens On July Fourth
Camp Lejeune will celebrate Independence Day with a naturalization ceremony for 25 Marines, sailors and their spouses.
- Quiet Evening For The Fourth
It's been a warm 4th of July with a great evening weather expected for fireworks and cookouts.
- Happy Fourth Of July!
America turns 233 today! Click full story to read the Declaration of Independence and comment on your country.
- July 4th Fireworks In Eastern Carolina
Where should you go to celebrate the 4th? WITN is compiling a list of public fireworks in Eastern Carolina. - Children Of Soldiers Killed Overseas To Be Honored
The Fayetteville Area visitors bureau and a local volunteer group is teaming up with Hasbro to provide GI Joe action figures to children of fallen soldiers.
- Army Post In NC Hosting July 4th Celebration
The Army is hosting a free July Fourth celebration at Fort Bragg that includes concerts, carnival rides, food, a parachute demonstration and fireworks.
- Free Fishing On The Fourth In NC
North Carolina fisherman can cast their lines on Independence Day without getting a license.
- UPDATE: Teacher Reprimanded For Sending Home Feces In Backpack
A Washington kindergarten teacher who sent a 5-year-old student home with a bag of feces tucked in his backpack has been formally reprimanded.
- New Cop Leaves Graduation, Catches Mugger
The new cop was leaving the NYPD graduation ceremony when he saw an elderly man being robbed of his wallet and thrown to the ground by a mugger in midtown Manhattan.
- Elderly Twins Found Dead After Heat Wave
Eighty-two-year-old identical twin sisters were found dead in their San Antonio, Texas home after the city sweltered through days of 100-degree heat.
- SKorea Says NKorea Fires 4 Missiles Off East Coast
North Korea fired four missiles off its eastern coast Saturday, South Korea said, in what was likely to be seen as a message of defiance to the United States on its Independence Day holiday.
- 2 US Troops Killed In Afghanistan Blast, 4 Wounded
A U.S. military spokeswoman says two American troops have been killed and four others wounded after an explosion in eastern Afghanistan.
- Police: Serial Killer On Loose Near SC-NC Border
Authorities in South Carolina say they're looking for a serial killer they believe has shot four people to death within 10 miles of each other over the past six days, about 50 miles west of Charlotte.
- Report: Sarah Palin Announces Resignation
The Alaska Governor made the announcement Friday.
- Group Sotomayor Belonged To Sued Over Job Tests
A civil rights group advised by Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor in the 1980s brought several discrimination lawsuits that sought to scrap the results of job tests because too few Hispanics scored well, according to new documents that are fueling GOP criticism of the judge.
- NC One Of Five States Considered By South Korean Company
A South Korean company says North Carolina is one of five states it is considering for an electric vehicle manufacturing plant that will create 2,600 jobs over the next five years.
- Cabbie Fights Off Armed Robber With Unlikely Weapon
Wait until you hear what a cab driver used to fight off a knife-wielding passenger.
- Palin Beats Out Blagojevich For "Sitting Duck" Award
The tongue-in-cheek award pokes fun at the most ridiculed newsmakers in the United States.
- Researchers: Algae Could Provide Fuel For Military
Researchers at Utah State University and around the country are trying to identify strains of algae that could someday provide fuel for the United States military.
- Men Hit Harder Than Women During Recession
The current recession is hitting workers in all industries, but men are taking the brunt, according to a national study by the Wall Street Journal.
- The Economy This 4th
Some will end up grilling out, some will watch fireworks, but many visiting our coast will be beach bums all weekend.
- Police: You Drink And Drive..You Lose
Police along with the highway patrol will be watching, and stopping you, this holiday weekend.
- 2 Cases Of Swine Flu Confirmed In North Carolina
Two cases of swine flu have been confirmed in Randolph County as the virus has caused at least two summer camps to close in North Carolina.
- Remembering Blackley & Kirby
Memorial services were held Thursday night for the two men killed early Tuesday morning outside of a Greenville nightclub.
- Beach Forecast For Weekend
Beach weather will be changeable for the last half of the holiday weekend.
- Crash In New Bern Sends Three To Hospital
New Bern police are investigating a traffic accident that sent three people to the hospital Thursday night.
- Man Hospitalized After Hit By Car Thursday In New Bern
New Bern police responded are investigating an accident involving a pedestrian on Neuse Boulevard at 9:30 Thursday night.
- Students Organize Anti-Violence March & Vigil In Greenville
The Student Government Association at East Carolina University in Greenville will hold an anti-violence march and vigil next week.
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